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tell

[tel] / tɛl /
VERB
communicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advise announce confess declare disclose explain express inform instruct mention notify order report reveal say speak state summon
STRONG
acquaint apprise authorize bid command direct divulge enjoin impart leak level proclaim recite represent require utter
WEAK
break the news call upon clue in fill in give facts give out keep posted lay open leave word let in on let know let slip make known open up put before reel off spit it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ask be quiet conceal deny disavow hide keep secret question secrete suppress withhold
STRONG
deceive keep mislead
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen misunderstand
VERB
narrate, describe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
express portray recount report speak state
STRONG
chronicle depict rehearse relate
WEAK
give an account of set forth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal
STRONG
hide
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen misunderstand
VERB
understand, discern
Synonyms
STRONGEST
identify know learn see
STRONG
ascertain clinch comprehend deduce determine differentiate discover discriminate distinguish divine perceive recognize
WEAK
be sure find out know for certain make out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
overlook
STRONG
confuse misinterpret miss misunderstand mix up
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen
VERB
carry weight
Synonyms
STRONG
count militate register weigh
WEAK
have effect have force make presence felt make presence known take effect take its toll
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen misunderstand
VERB
calculate
Synonyms
STRONG
compute count enumerate number numerate reckon tale tally
WEAK
count one by one
Antonyms
STRONG
estimate guess subtract
WEAK
figure listen misunderstand

Example Sentences

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But the data from that period only tell a sliver of the story because they reflect migration over a short time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The drama is coming to the BBC as part of plans to tell "authentic Welsh stories", forming a wider push to increase representation across the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"I actually fell on it at one point, so I can tell you all about it."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’ve got 12 people here, are you going to tell them to come back in a month?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I tell her that there are some repairs ongoing there, and I don’t want to get in the way, and then I change the subject and ask her about her book club.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.